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Over the last five years Alex has been involved with many, many websites. Some have seen the light of day, others never got beyond the drawing board. The following is a list of the most notable ones and what his involvement was.

Panorama (January 2005 - March 2006)

BBC Panorama websiteMoving to the BBC's flagship current affairs programme represented a big challenge both in terms of subject matter and responsibility. In the 14 months as Web Producer for the programme Alex was instrumental in moving the site forward to become an integral part of the programme experience as well as offering support to the television output.

Key projects included the development and delivery of broadband, on-demand video content to the site and the expansion of the user base and content range. In addition for this Alex also developed the depth and breadth of editorial content and helped improve the broadcast team's understanding of the potential of interactive to enhance their programmes.

This included involvement in user generated content such as Bird Flu: your questions answered, where the programme was based on emails and text messages sent via the site. Another well-received proposition was the live Q&A with Peter Taylor, following his programme on the bomb attacks in London on 7 July 2005.

Sportdaq (May 2004 - December 2004)

BBC Sportdaq websiteAfter the successes of Celebdaq, Alex moved on to be Acting Producer of Sportdaq, the "son of celebdaq" game which used the same premise of a stock exchange but instead of celebrities it used the sporting pages of the press and the names therein.

A collaboration between BBC's interactive drama and entertainment department and BBC Radio Five Live, it launched in the summer of 2004 following a rapid development and build, which Alex oversaw alongside the Senior Producer and Project Manager.

From the outset he wrote and subbed almost all of the copy for the static areas of the site as well as contributing news stories alongside Five Live's own interactive team, who he was responsible for training in the running of the site while retaining overall control of its administration.

By the end of its initial launch phase it had exceeded its Key Performance Indicators by a large margin and is regarded as a strong asset in Five Live's interactive portfolio.

Celebdaq (August 2002 - May 2004)

BBC Celebdaq websiteAs Assistant Producer, from its earliest days, Alex was a key part of the team which helped make the BBC's Celebrity stock exchange into a BAFTA-award-winning site (BAFTA interactive award for Best Entertainment 2004).

Writing the copy for the site and working as part of the television production team for BBC Three, he helped turn the website into one of the most talked about websites of the year in 2003 and one of the hottest online properties going, with over 300,000 players.

The Celebdaq team and concept was also praised by the then Director General of the BBC, Greg Dyke, as a model for the ways in which the BBC should work in future.

The project included a great deal of interactivity, from messageboards to broadband streaming and mobile platform propositions, as well as an interactive user forum, "The Board Meeting".

EchoSound Location (2000 - present)

EchoSound Location websiteFor Echo Sound Location we provided a 'from scratch' service right from designing their logo and look to building and maintaining the website. The site is regularly updated by our content team with information direct from the band.

The brief was for a clean, flash free site that would be accessible to the widest user base possible. It also features realmedia previews of their latest material in the audio section, using 'smil file' presentations to ensure a continuity in the visual presence.

The audio files have been optimised to allow visitors to listen to clips of the band's recorded output to date. This site was created to promote the band and act as a contact and information point for labels and managers, as well as fans, interested in finding out more about the band.

The Atomic Kitten Shrine (March 2000 - August 2002)

Atomic Kitten Shrine websiteOne of the first sites we designed, The Shrine was initially a testing ground for some of our ideas and an outlet for our designer's love of Atomic Kitten. Started in early 2000 the site became one of the most popular unofficial Atomic Kitten sites and was recommended by their official site. It also received several mentions on their site.

The site philosophy was to offer an alternative to other fan sites. It did this both in tone and style and by being made up entirely of original material, sourced from news stories and the writers' own views. The tone was slightly more mature and journalistic than your average fan site and offers a full history of the band from their earliest days to the present, as well as having a complete news archive. By the time Atomic Kitten split it was receiving over 100,000 page impressions per month.

Dartmoor Bird Experiences (2003)

Dartmoor Bird Experiences websiteFrom branding to site design and maintenance, we offered a full service to this highly innovative rural enterprise, which sought to increase awareness of Dartmoor's bird life. DBE offered guided walks and tours of Dartmoor, focusing on the bird life particular to the area.

These ranged from the purely tourist to specialist activities such as birdsong training and species identification. Packages were tailored according to clients' needs, be they educational, personal or corporate. As the business developed we had hoped that the site will act as a portal for ornithologists interested in the area. Sadly our client was forced to close the business due to outside pressures.

 

Will Tidey official site (2001-2003)

Dartmoor Bird Experiences websiteDesigned for acoustic solo artist Will, the site is an example of our work with Macromedia Flash technologies. The brief was open to our own interpretation and so gave us a chance to experiment and play around with ideas. It features audio streams from Will's recorded output, as well an image gallery. Unfortunately Will quit playing music live shortly after the site was completed. He then formed Boxer Rebellion, a garage punk project which was short lived but spectacular and which featured Atomic Echo member Don Ramon on bass. Since then Will has moved to New York to pursue other projects and goals.